Catgirls A-Go-GoJune 11, 2007
So, I don't normally like to promote friends because, well, the gut
reaction of everyone reading is, "You're sayin' that cuz it's your
friend. Like you wouldn't support a friend." Well, yeah - actually, if
a friend did something I thought wasn't great I'd FIND a way to not give
it a mention... I'd weasel my way out of it somehow.
That being said, James Grant (of Two
Lumps fame) has a new book out that shocked me in how great it was.
On
the Banks of the Lethe is a suspense story with great pacing and, as
far as I'm concerned, has a build in the first half that reminded me a
great deal of Robert Bloch books like Lori. It dwarfs his first book in
every way and shows James is a hell of a writer. If you like suspense,
give it a shot.
Oh - and Rinny has been taking over the RWW store - some things didn't
get out this past weekend because she was away for her job and I was
sick like a dog (much better now - nothing violently projecting from
either direction). She has informed me this WILL be fixed by me this
afternoon... and I do as I'm told.
Also, I'm putting the final touches
on a donor gift for June that'll be up by Wednesday (hopefully). I'm
not putting it up until it's 100% drawn, scanned, colored, texted,
EVERYTHING. It'll include wallpapers, too. But, unlike the past, I
won't be making it retroactive. Sorry, all. That's what's killed every
past donor gift - many, many people emailing saying, "Hey, whoa - I've
donated and I didn't get anything." Then comes hours and hours of
verifying, fixing, and on and on. This'll be for June people only - and
if it FINALLY gets going, I'll do something for July as well.
The reason why is simple: summer's a LEAN time for me - not as many ads
sold, not as much merchandise bought - readership dips a little. All
that and a little financial "surprise" kinda require it. But, as usual,
if you can't donate don't worry. S*P won't be going down or anything -
I promise.
So, A-Kon was over a week ago. It was a lot of fun. I want to thank
Steven Heinrich for getting me in, the kind folks at Snafu Comics for the Heartless
shirt, Jill and Kas for the company, all the webcartoonists I hung out
with, and the reader pictured below for the awesome puppet which now
sits on my desk.
So, Saturday morning, I got a little bored. On Friday, we'd all been
discussing those fucking Lolcats - specifically
the "I R SERIOUS CAT" one. But this morning, in my boredom, I drew this
for James.
We laughed and I forgot it. James, however, decided to make a con meme
and go to all the webcartoonists around to get them to draw their own
version of Serious Catgirl. Oh, and they did, starting with Josh "Girly" Lesnick.
Next came Jin Wicked and her
more honest interpretation on what a lot of the catgirls at cons look
like (well, the ones above the age 14, anyway).
Know, and fear.
But we're far from done. Next we have an interpretation by none other
than Dominic Deegan's
Mookie.
The next serious catgirl comes to you frome the talented Hollie Linn... a slightly more
brutal take.
And of course, James had to have Jennie "The Devil's Panties"
Breeden join in on the fun... when, y'know, she didn't have deadbeats
just thumbing through her books and not buying shit (seriously, way to
be an asshole, kid, wherever you are).
Then, finally, James Grant drew
one a little more... explicit, but accurate by one of the catgirls we
saw.
A gentleman named Jon did our next addition. As soon as I have his URL,
I'll post it - promise.
Next up, Schlock Mercenary's
overachiever, Howard Tayler.
And, finally, on Sunday, the ever talented Xero Reynolds added his catgirl to
the litter.
I feel like I should apologize to everyone for this mess. Too bad I
won't. -R